After the crash that killed their parents—and left six-year-old Sadie hanging behind their mutilated bodies—Amara becomes her sister’s guardian. Seeking a fresh start, she moves them to a quiet mountain town and into the home she had been building for months. Now she expands it with one purpose: to protect Sadie.

But protection requires, at the very least, knowledge.

From the moment they step inside, the house—beautiful, new, a haven to the eyes—feels utterly wrong to every other sense. Sadie endures terrors that bleed into her waking memories. And Amara’s body tells a story her mind cannot remember—waking each morning bruised, battered, and unnervingly aware of the violence etched into her skin.

A demon is waiting for a willing host.

Death brought them together—will death now tear them apart?

I received a free copy of this book from the author.

I was offered the chance to read a dark horror-meets-psychological thriller, The Flesh Will Be Silent. As a long-time fan of Stephen King, I thought I had to give it a go. And while I’d be going some to put it up in the same rarefied air as King, it’s a damn good book that didn’t disappoint.

It started with a bang right out of the gate – 6-year-old Sadie and her parents take a road trip only to end up in a horrific car accident. Stuck in an overturned car, Sadie waits to be found for several days with the decomposing bodies of her deceased parents. And that’s only the beginning of the horrors she and her older sister Amara will have to face.

The horror elements in this tight, dark novel are brilliant in their shock, and the continual questioning of sanity and reality this book made me do were, in a weird way, very enjoyable. The cast of characters is fantastic and drew me in, while it’s filled with more twists and turns than a mountain pass. A great read.

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